Weather strip for doors



Dec. F18 1926. 1,612,5QQ A. D. CHERRY WEATHER STRIP FOR DOORS Filed March 18. 1926 at'fonvn 3140421 do; P

Patented Dec, 28, 1926.

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GFFICFN ARTHUR D. GEEBEY, 91b UKMULGEE, UELAHOBEA.

WEATHER, some non moons.

Application filed Karch 38, 1928. Serial No. 85,710.

ing blown under the door into the building, and has for its object the provision of af device that is neat and rttractive in appearance and that will efi'ectf vely accomplish the purpose stated, the body of-the device holding the strip of flexible material being formed of sheet metal so bent as to provide an overhang apron spaced apart from the flexible strip exterior" thereof to prevent water from creeping upward and back under the door, the upper edge of the sheet metal body portion being rovided with a lateral flange to be driven into the material of the door to insure heading the water runn n f down the door outwardly of the weather strip.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying, drawings, in which- Figure l. is face view of the lower ire?- ment of a door showing the improved weat or strip applied thereto,

F igure 2 is a transverse sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure l, and

Figure 3 is an end view of the weather strip unattached to the door.

In the drawings similar reference charactors will he used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The body of the weather strip is formed of two pieces of sheet metal designated 1 and 2 respectively, and has secured between one of the edges of each strip a strip of flexible material 3 by means of rivets 4 or other suitable fastening means. The strip of metal 2 is bent into an inverted U-shape as shown and has its downwardly extending free edge 5 spaced from the edge embracing the flexible strip 3 spaced inwardly thcrefrom and adapted to be secured to the door A by means of driven t'astenings 6.

The metal strip'l adjacent to the portion secured to the flexible strip 3 is bent into a U-shape 7 spaced from the adiacent edge of the strip and then rebent upwardly as shown at 8 to form an overhang or apron 9. The metal strip 1- is then curved upwardly and backwardly as shown at 10 to form the upper surface of the body of the strip and then bent upwardly as shown at 11 to engage "against the door and to be secured thereto by driven fastenings 12, the extreme ed e of the strip 1 being bent'inwardly towar the door and adapted to be driven into the material thereof, as shown at 13 to insure shedding water running down the door outwardly of the weather strip and to prevent it running down between the weather strip and the door.' The ends of the strip are closed by means of a piece oi sheet metal 14 that may be integral with either or both pieces 1 and; 2 or may be a separate piece as may be found most desirable in manufacturing the device.

What is claimed lSZ'- 1. A weather strip for doors, comprising a body portion adapted to be secured to'a door, a strip/oi flexible material secured in said body portion and spaced from the door, and an overhangportion on the edge of said body portilen remote from the part to be socured to tire door and spaced from the se cured port an of the flexible strip and forming a water shed outwardly of the strip of flexible material.

2. A weather strip for doors, comprising; a body portion formed of two strips of sheet metal, a strip of flexible material secured between one of the edges of each of the strips of sheet metal, one of said strips being bent into inverted U-shape in cross section and adapted to be secured to the door, the other strip being bent into inverted U-shape and then back on itself to form an overhanmon the outer side of the body and spaced From theflexible strip, then bent to form a cover extending backwardly over the hereinbefore described ortions, theedge then bent upwardlly to door, and the extremity bent to form a flange to be driven into the material of the door to form a watertight joint therewith.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

ARTHUR D. CHERRY.

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